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Date of Birth
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07-December-1910
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Place of Birth
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New Orleans
(Louisiana, United States of America, Area code 504)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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louis prima, Prima, Louis, louis_prima, Louis Prima with his Band, The King of the Swing, Luis Prima
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Profession
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Singer, Bandleader, Trumpeter, Actor
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Louis Prima was an American singer, actor, songwriter, and trumpeter. Prima rode the musical trends of his time, starting with his seven-piece New Orleans style jazz band in the late 1920s, then leading a swing combo in the 1930s, a big band in the 1940s, a Vegas lounge act in the 1950s, and a pop-rock band in the 1960s.
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